Emma Richards

Emma is England born, Malaysia bred and currently living in Singapore. She takes any chance she gets to see new places and enjoys the occasional rant about politics, the state of the world and life’s general absurdities.

Recent Opinion

1 year ago

Post-election therapy

1 year ago

Plight of the Yezidi

1 year ago

Homophobia has no place in civilised society

2 years ago

Time for governments to get tough on international tax evasion

More from Emma Richards

2 years ago

So, what is your definition of wrong?

APRIL 11 — Datuk Paul Low’s comments last week on the global controversy of tax avoidance were utterly deplorable. In an article on the Malay Mail Online,...

2 years ago

The rise of Donald Trump and who made it happen

MARCH 16 — Over recent months, despite copious amounts of material to work with ranging from the astonishing to the absurd, I have fought the urge to write anything...

2 years ago

Sometimes, it really isn’t that complicated

FEBRUARY 15 — When it comes to dating we’re always told men and women are so different. Men are from Mars, women are from Venus and all that nonsense. Well, I...

2 years ago

A new approach to deradicalisation

JANUARY 26 ― Yesterday, Kuala Lumpur welcomed leaders from around the world for the commencement of the conference on Deradicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism....

2 years ago

America’s fixation with terrorism means they are missing the bigger issue

DECEMBER 10 — The shooting in San Bernadino is being investigated as an act of terrorism due to the suspects professed loyalty to ISIS. It is not believed they were a part...

2 years ago

Wrestling with my conscience

DECEMBER 3 ― No doubt most of you will have seen the news of the recent Brazil mining disaster. On November 5, a tailings dam burst at an iron ore mine near Mariana, Brazil....